75: Thousand-Year Emerald Demon Bird

The rules of the Spirit Ascension Platform state that hunting a Spirit Beast allows one to obtain energy equivalent to one-tenth of its age, which is then integrated into one's own spirit ring.

If one has multiple spirit rings, it is divided among them.

That is to say, if Shen Guyan hunts a ten-year Spirit Beast, one year of its cultivation will be integrated into his spirit soul; only when it accumulates to a thousand years will it evolve.

The Emerald Demon Bird Spirit itself must have already exceeded two hundred years, and after the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear died, the vast number of Flame Demon Lions it had killed provided quite a lot of Spiritual Qi, enough to boost the spirit soul's cultivation by at least several hundred years.

However, since he has two spirit rings, it will be divided; how much it can actually increase remains a matter of luck.

Without delay, Shen Guyan quickly entered a state of Cultivation, taking advantage of the surrounding Spirit Beasts not daring to approach due to the intimidation of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, absorbing as much Spiritual Qi as he could.

The evolution of a spirit soul leads to a series of changes, concerning both the improvement of the Spirit and the Spirit Master themselves.

The improvement of the Spirit inevitably leads to an overall improvement in the Spirit Master, increasing everything from strength, reaction, and speed to Soul Power and physical durability.

Exactly how much it can improve will only be known after leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform.

Unknowingly, several hours passed.

Zhou Hanyou was the first to wake from her unconscious state. The first thing she did upon waking was to feel her body, and after confirming that she was still within the Spirit Ascension Platform, she turned her gaze toward her sister Zhou Tianer beside her and Shen Guyan not far away.

"Such dense Spiritual Qi..." Zhou Hanyou seemed to notice something, and after looking around, she hurriedly patted Zhou Tianer beside her.

"Tianer, get up quickly!"

"Mmh... Sister?" Zhou Tianer scrunched up her face as she pushed up her delicate body, rubbing her eyes with a carefree look.

However, she soon realized that something was wrong; the Spiritual Qi in the surroundings was simply too dense.

"Sister, Zhuo Tianya, he..." Zhou Tianer couldn't help but recall the scene before she lost consciousness, pointing toward Shen Guyan, who was in meditation.

Their Mental Energy was quite remarkable, so they easily remembered what happened before they lost consciousness.

Clearly, it was Shen Guyan who had knocked them out.

This was still the location they were in before they lost consciousness, but those Flame Demon Lions and that terrifying Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear were gone.

"Could it be that he alone..." Zhou Hanyou thought of a possibility, but she quickly shook her head, dismissing the unrealistic thought.

A one-ring Spirit Master, facing dozens of Flame Demon Lions and a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, how could it be possible to wipe out the enemy completely?

Even the legendary Sea God Tang San or Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao could not have accomplished this when they were at the one-ring stage.

But if it wasn't him, how could the two sisters remain here unharmed?

The dense Spiritual Qi here, under normal circumstances, could only be produced by a higher-level Intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform, unless... that group of Flame Demon Lions and the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear had all fallen here.

"You're awake?" To be prepared for any eventuality, Shen Guyan had kept a strand of Mental Energy outside, so the movements of the Zhou Sisters waking up naturally could not escape his notice.

"Mm..." Zhou Hanyou's expression was somewhat unnatural. Being sharp and intelligent, she did not intend to press the matter here.

"Tianya, why is the Spiritual Qi here so dense?"

Hearing this, Shen Guyan's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly brought out the excuse he had prepared beforehand: "I brought you into hiding. That Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear went berserk for some reason and killed many Flame Demon Lions, leading to a bloody battle between the two sides..."

"...In the end, that group of Flame Demon Lions all fell here, while the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear was heavily injured and fled."

There was such a thing? Zhou Hanyou and Zhou Tianer exchanged glances. As sisters who shared a deep connection, they naturally wouldn't just believe Shen Guyan's words like that.

However, there was no better explanation at the moment.

It couldn't be that Shen Guyan had single-handedly dealt with so many Flame Demon Lions and a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, right?

Furthermore, within the Spirit Ascension Platform, Shen Guyan could have easily pressed the distress signal device for them, but not only did he not do that, he even brought them to such a place rich in Spiritual Qi.

What is certain is that Shen Guyan has some unknown trump card for self-preservation, and he bears them no malice.

As for killing the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear... a one-ring Spirit Master probably couldn't even break its defense.

"Anyway, let's hurry and absorb the Spiritual Qi while it hasn't dissipated yet." Seeing that the two were silent, Shen Guyan had to change the subject.

Seeing him enter a meditative state again, the Zhou Sisters weighed the pros and cons and began to summon their courage to absorb it...

Time passed second by second, and as the Spiritual Qi continuously surged in, the body of the Emerald Demon Bird began to change.

In the spiritual space, its originally emerald green feathers gradually deepened, revealing a profound ink color, with fine golden light flickering on the edges of the feathers.

Its body size was also slowly increasing, growing from the size of a palm to the length of half an arm.

Its sharp beak became even sharper, with a cold glint faintly flickering.

Shen Guyan could clearly feel that the aura of the Emerald Demon Bird was constantly climbing, and its power was rapidly strengthening.

The azure light of the azure dragon mask became increasingly bright, and the dragon eyes on the mask seemed to come alive, watching the transformation of the Emerald Demon Bird.

However, the Breakthrough was not all smooth sailing.

When the aura of the Emerald Demon Bird reached a certain critical point, it suddenly let out a painful cry, and the light around its body flickered violently, as if it would dissipate at any moment.

Shen Guyan's expression changed, and fine beads of sweat seeped from his forehead. He hurriedly activated the Great Acupoint Shifting Method to control the intake of Spiritual Qi, and the azure light on his body began to riot accordingly.

Under Shen Guyan's full assistance, the Emerald Demon Bird suddenly raised its head and let out a clear, long cry.

A brilliant azure light soared into the sky, causing the entire spiritual space to tremble.

The surrounding Spiritual Qi surged madly, forming small storms of Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, the azure light of the azure dragon mask suddenly transformed into a tangible dragon shape, Binding itself to Shen Guyan and injecting him with a continuous stream of Soul Power.

The azure light dissipated, and an Emerald Demon Bird with a larger body and feathers shimmering with a faint azure light appeared in the spiritual space.

Its eyes became brighter, and the colors on its tail feathers became even more dazzling.

He could feel that the aura of the Emerald Demon Bird had stabilized at the level of a thousand-year spirit soul and was still slowly increasing.

What surprised him even more was that faint spatial patterns had emerged on the wings of the Emerald Demon Bird; this was a characteristic that only a thousand-year Emerald Demon Bird would possess.

At the same time, Shen Guyan himself underwent a wonderful change.

A heat flow rose from his Dantian and traveled through his Meridians across his whole body; wherever it passed, his Soul Power became more condensed.

His Mental Energy was also growing crazily.

The next moment, the dragon eyes of the azure dragon mask suddenly opened, and a ray of azure light shot into the center of Shen Guyan's eyebrows.

He felt a roar in his mind, as if something had been awakened—